Milan has always been the Italian city that more than any other anticipates trends. And if it is true that the diet of the new millennium is increasingly going towards vegan and vegetarian choicesthen also the restaurant – and above all the Milanese one – will act accordingly, removing meat and animal proteins from the menu.
On the other hand, this is also demonstrated by the conversions of some of the most famous chefs in the world, starting with Daniel Humm at Eleven Madison Park to continue with the veg endorsement of the legendary Marco Pierre White: in the future more and more proposals will approach the “meat free” world.
And if there is a city where the news is based, that is Milan. It is therefore not surprising that it is here that, over twenty years ago, the first European Michelin star for a vegetarian restaurant arrived: it was that of Joia, still led by chef Pietro Leeman, master of vegetable cuisine and the philosophy that leads to this choice.
Today the Joia remains there, solid, a beacon of veg nutrition for all those who want to make it a restaurant model, especially if it is of a high level. But next to Joia there are many restaurants that have opened: raw food, vegetarians, vegans, trendy, animal rights, spiritualists. Because in the end the reasons for embracing a vegetarian diet are different, and Milan obviously knows how to grasp them all.
So here are some of the nicest and best vegetarian and vegan places in Milan, you can find them in our gallery.
Source: Vanity Fair